New Religion By John Drudge

In the modern world

Of newly formed 

Secular religions

The soul

Has been replaced

With identity

New canons

And inquisitions

Rabid condemnations

Of the guilty

And the damned 

In the name of 

Righteousness

And eternal punishment 

Sacrosanct in belief

While sacrificing 

Long diseased lambs

On altars

To the new gods of self

And internal relief

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John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology.  He is the author of four books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.